Please join us on April 29th at 6:00 pm to watch the Virginia Tech Graduate Students’ presentation of the elevated Near Miss survey app. The elevated Near Miss survey will be able to record incidents in Alexandria, Arlington and Fairfax County and mark each event by GIS mapping on ESRI's ARCGIS platform. The Near Miss data entries can also be displayed over Virginia's Traffic Records Electronic Data System (TREDS) crash data throughout the region.
Please join us April 29th at 6:00pm for the presentation at: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/my/tomwsanchez
Also, feel free to share the link to this event with other people who you think might have an interest in this technology to help make our streets safer for pedestrians, bicyclists and all vulnerable road users.
Please join us April 29th at 6:00pm for the presentation at: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/my/tomwsanchez
Also, feel free to share the link to this event with other people who you think might have an interest in this technology to help make our streets safer for pedestrians, bicyclists and all vulnerable road users.
"Our roads are dangerous, particularly for pedestrians. I have been curious whether having more technology to enforce traffic laws might help — or whether it would make things worse..."
Can Tech Make the Roads Safer?
We know the dangers of surveillance, but people are dying. Maybe we need more cameras on the roads.
nytimes.com
“In the year of the pandemic, posted speed limits seemed to have stood for nothing at all. Lighter traffic has meant more speeding and reckless driving, even though there have been fewer collisions because of the dramatic decrease in traffic. The speeders are everywhere.”
Column: Our other pandemic — speeding cars and lost lives
There have been fewer cars on streets and highways this last year, but more reckless driving and speeding. Two grieving families know the grim statistics all too well.
latimes.com
Achieving #VisionZero requires a strong commitment from local government. 🚴 🚶🏾♀️
EYES ON THE STREET: How Hoboken Has Eliminated Traffic Deaths
The Mile Square City shows what can be accomplished when a municipality really focuses on the zero of Vision Zero — it has recorded no traffic fatalities for three straight years.
nyc.streetsblog.org
It’s National Walking Day and Arlington has many great places to walk. Check out the Hidden Gems nearby on the interactive map below.
WalkArlington
Today is the day to discover hidden gems in Arlington.
Get access to the interactive map now Bit.ly/NationalWalkingDay2021
Get access to the interactive map now Bit.ly/NationalWalkingDay2021
Do you support Complete Streets? Want a safer commute by foot or by bike? Then take a minute to tell your representatives across the river.
Tell Congress to Support Biden's Vision of Complete Streets
President Biden's infrastructure plan would make sure our streets are modernized to work for everyone, including bicyclists and pedestrians. Join me in contacting Congress to help make this vision a reality. @LeagueofAmericanBicyclists [@campaign]
p2a.co
Did you know that Arlington County now has a #VisionZero newsletter providing monthly updates on progress toward achieving safer transportation in Arlington? See the first newsletter and sign up to join the email list here: https://t.co/tu8K0GwEYL https://t.co/ZhDReTAutw
Hope our friends will help spread the word!
@WABADC @susmoarlington @arlsafestreets @ARLnowDOTcom @ArlCoVAPatch @APSsaferoutes @BikeArlington https://t.co/KhcZokQmQq
UPDATED: A new law was passed that now requires motorists to change lanes when passing a bicyclist if the lane of travel is not wide enough to accommodate 3 ft in distance. Let's all be safe together! #ShareVARoads #StaySafe #ThreeFeet
Learn more: https://t.co/QGYkfe04oR https://t.co/fYbAdUdbFd
Today we release our new Near Miss Survey to make our streets safer and help to achieve #VisionZeroARL. You can read our press release below and access the Near Miss Survey at: https://t.co/nNdh6CEynw https://t.co/ZcznqEA7W0
Arlington Families for Safe Streets Retweeted ·
Sustainable Mobility for Arlington County
@susmoarlington
Nobody at the county is looking at this stuff on the weekend, so you've probably got until Sunday night to fill this thing out. Just to be safe though, you should do it today. We just checked and it's definitely still taking comments right now. https://t.co/idBbhdfFmS